Variety comparison

Plum Varieties Compared

Compare plum varieties by hardiness, first output, spacing, and whether they suit fresh eating or preserving.

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Spacing, output, and site fit

Sorted by available sourced spacing, yield, first-output, and profile detail.

Plant Zones Spacing First output Yield Best clue
Chickasaw plum Fruit shrub 5a-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Methley plum Fruit tree 5b-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Ume Japanese apricot Fruit tree 6a-9b 13-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 3-5 yrs 60-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W AU Rosa plum Fruit tree 6a-9a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Black Ice plum Fruit tree 3a-8a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Burbank plum Fruit tree 5a-9a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Elephant Heart plum Fruit tree 5a-9a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Hollywood Japanese plum Fruit tree 5b-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Satsuma plum Fruit tree 6a-9a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Toka plum Fruit tree 3b-8a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Beauty plum Fruit tree 6a-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Damson plum Fruit tree 4b-8a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Mariposa Japanese plum Fruit tree 5b-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Mount Royal plum Fruit tree 3b-7b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Ozark Premier plum Fruit tree 5b-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Santa Rosa plum Fruit tree 5b-9b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Shiro plum Fruit tree 5a-8b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Stanley prune plum Fruit tree 5a-8b 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W Superior plum Fruit tree 4a-8a 14-20 ft in-row x 20-25 ft rows 4-5 yrs 75-120 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 12-20 ft H x 12-20 ft W

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Japanese versus European plum fit

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Pollination

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Tree spacing

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Profiles

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Each profile includes photos where available, planting checklist items, source notes, and related plants.

Fruit shrub

Chickasaw plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket-formerearly pollinator flowers
Fruit tree

Methley plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile Japanese plumheavy bloom
Fruit tree

Ume Japanese apricot

very early bloom and tart fruit

FruitCurb appeal & colorJapanese apricotwinter bloom
Fruit tree

AU Rosa plum

red Japanese-type plums in summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorSouthern-adapted plumshowy spring bloom
Fruit tree

Black Ice plum

dark plums in midsummer

FruitCurb appeal & colorvery cold-hardy plumlarge dessert fruit
Fruit tree

Burbank plum

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifered-skinned amber-fleshed plumheavy bearer
Fruit tree

Elephant Heart plum

large red-fleshed plums in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorrich red fleshlarge dessert plum
Fruit tree

Hollywood Japanese plum

red-fleshed plums in summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorJapanese plumpurple foliage
Fruit tree

Satsuma plum

red-fleshed plums in summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorred fleshproductive Japanese plum
Fruit tree

Toka plum

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifespicy bronze plumexcellent pollinator for other plums
Fruit tree

Beauty plum

early red plums

Fruitlow-chill plumsweet juicy fruit
Fruit tree

Damson plum

ripens in late summer

Fruitsmall tart European plumclassic preserving fruit
Fruit tree

Mariposa Japanese plum

large plums in summer

FruitJapanese plumlarge fruit
Fruit tree

Mount Royal plum

ripens in late summer

Fruitself-fertile blue plumvery cold-hardy
Fruit tree

Ozark Premier plum

large summer plums

FruitJapanese-type plumproductive fruit
Fruit tree

Santa Rosa plum

ripens in midsummer

Fruittangy red-purple fruitclassic backyard plum
Fruit tree

Shiro plum

yellow plums in early summer

FruitJapanese plumheavy annual crops
Fruit tree

Stanley prune plum

ripens in late summer

FruitEuropean plumgood fresh or dried
Fruit tree

Superior plum

ripens in late summer

Fruitlarge red dessert plumhardy hybrid

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